The cat sitter and the canary : a Dixie Hemingway mystery / Blaize and John Clement.

Title:

Author:

Clement, Blaize,

Additional Author(s):

Clement, John, 1962-

ISBN:

9781250051172

(hardback)

1250051177

Edition:

First Edition.

Publication Info:

New York :

Description:

288 pages ; 22 cm.

Series:

Dixie Hemingway mysteries.

Summary:

"This time out, Dixie's got a furry partner-in-crime, an irascible Lhasa Apso named Charlie. They've just arrived at the home of one of Dixie's regular clients to check in on Franklin, a mackerel tabby with avocado-green eyes and a luxuriant coat the color of dried beach grass. Despite a couple of bumps in the road (Franklin seems to be hiding in one of his favorite cubby holes, and Charlie scratches up the parlor door trying to get to the other side), everything else is perfectly normal. That is, until the next day, when Dixie discovers a dead body on the other side of that parlor door, along with a note that seems to suggest she had something to do with it. Soon, there's another victim, and then another note, and Dixie quickly finds herself caught in a maze of mystery and danger, where all the clues have her name written all over them, and where she must find the murderer. . . before he finds her"--

General Note:

"A Thomas Dune Book."

Subject(s):

Hemingway, Dixie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Women detectives -- Florida -- Fiction.

Pet sitting -- Fiction.

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Summary

Set in the lush and beautiful island of Siesta Key, with a cast of characters that Dixie fans the world over have come to know and love, The Cat Sitter and the Canary is the next book by Blaize and her son John Clement.

Dixie Hemingway, everyone's favorite pet-sitting sleuth, is back for yet another riveting case. A delightful addition to this critically acclaimed series, The Cat Sitter and the Canary is sure to leave both mystery fans and cat lovers alike purring with delight.

This time, Dixie finds a tall, handsome tourist loitering around the home of one of her long-time clients. He tells her he's just arrived from Scotland and that he's lost his glasses, which presumably explains why he can't find the house he rented for his seaside vacation. Dixie points him to the bungalow across the street (but not before rebuffing a few of the sexy Scotsman's passes) and then continues about her business.

She doesn't think about him again until she stumbles upon a dead body in her client's front hall -- a man in a three-piece suit with jet-black hair, delicate wrists, and a small notecard stuck to his lapel with a pearl-tipped hat pin. Right away, Dixie puts on her sleuthing cap and starts looking for clues, but when she sees what's written on that card, she knows... this is going to be an adventure unlike any she's ever had before.

And if she's not careful, it just might be her last!

Author Notes

Before becoming a mystery writer, Blaize Clement was a family therapist in Houston, Texas. She is the author of the Dixie Hemingway Mysteries series.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

At the start of the Clements' light-hearted 11th Dixie Hemingway mystery (after 2015's The Cat-Sitter's Whiskers), the Siesta Key, Fla., pet sitter and former deputy sheriff stops by the house of vacationing Caroline Greaver, who has left a cat and a rabbit at home. Accompanying Dixie is Charlie, a "fluffy-faced Lhasa apso who thinks he's a much bigger, more athletic breed." It's Charlie who draws Dixie's attention to a dead body lying in Caroline's front hall. The detectives who subsequently investigate find a note on the body: "See you in hell, Dixie." Despite the threat, Dixie maintains her normal schedule, including meeting the island's so-called scarlet woman, Elba Kramer, who wants Dixie to care for her rare bird. A second body and a second note with a chilling message indicate Dixie is next. A near miss for Dixie sends her on the run. The surprise closing twist promises romantic complications for Dixie in the next installment. Agent: Al Zuckerman, Writers House. (Dec.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

Dixie Hemingway, catsitter in Siesta Key, Florida, was startled to find the dead body of a local teen in the hallway of a home where she takes care of pets. What's worse is that a note found on the body suggests that Dixie herself was the real target. She learns about another murder at the end of her driveway, with another note threatening Dixie. More mayhem and another murder leave Dixie thinking that running away is the only answer. While trying to elude the killer, Dixie is having trouble dealing with her emotions as her ex-boyfriend Guidry's wedding looms, and many friends are leaving to attend the New Orleans event. The Siesta Key setting, with its beachy attractions, adds a lot of appeal to this intelligently written, always entertaining series. The plot twists rapidly this time, and the authors leave readers with a tantalizing cliff-hanger. A must for fans of pet mysteries.--Alessio, Amy Copyright 2016 Booklist